Bundestag
Chairman Stefanchuk met with Vice President of the German Bundestag Katrin Goering-Eckardt to discuss defense assistance to Ukraine and President Zelensky's peace initiative.
The German Bundestag approved €7. 6 billion in military aid to Ukraine in its 2024 budget, a move welcomed by President Zelenskiy, who said he appreciated Germany's consistent support.
The German budget for 2024, approved by the Bundestag, provides at least 520 million euros for the purchase of military equipment to be transferred to Ukraine.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promises to rally European support for Ukraine on the eve of the EU summit.
The Federal Ministry of the Interior estimates that more than a thousand members of Italian mafia groups live in Germany. Mafia involvement is noted in the catering, food and automotive industries.